AP sources: Obama abruptly ends debt meeting, walks out

[Thrill]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has ended a nearly two hour debt-limit negotiation brusquely, declaring: "Enough is enough" as he rejected Republican demands that he accept a short-term extension of the government's borrowing authority.

Democratic officials and Republican aides familiar with the negotiations say the meeting ended after White House officials had identified more than $1.5 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years to reduce the deficit. Pressed by House Republican leader Eric Cantor to accept only months-long debt ceiling increase, Democratic officials say Obama announced: "Enough is enough. We have to be willing to compromise. It shouldn't be about positioning, and politics and I'll see you all tomorrow."

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the closed-door meeting.

[Enrique]

1. ive been to meetings where people walk out at the end

its not unusual.

[elocs]

4. When people walk out it is the end of the meeting. n/t

[elleng]

2. A no brainer; he said, in public, he won't accept short-term extensions.

Repugs still being idiots.

[vaberella]

3. A CBS article posted on this board was postulating another story.

Well everyone wants to hate on Obama of course. This one seems to be the story most consistent. Obama hasn't made a deal on anything.

**edited for spelling

[eridani]

5. Well, good for him. Glad to see him not taking their crap n/t

[bigdarryl]

6. This story is BULLSHIT!!! Keith Obermann was just talking about this on his show

as usual the media always believing everything the lying ass rethugs put out the story is the meeting was over with when he walked out

[Lil Missy]

8. It's better the other way. Obama walks out leaving repukes with their dicks in their hands. n/t

[Sarah Ibarruri]

7. Why speak on condition of anonymity? EVERYTHING should be open!

And Cantor is a shithead.